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June 8, 2007 · As a young man in Wisconsin, Jim Krawczyk's favorite writer was J.D. Salinger. And in the late 1960s, Krawczyk decided to go on a roadtrip to meet his hero — in Cornish, the small New Hampshire town that the celebrated recluse calls home.
To keep little arguments from turning into big fights, some schools turn kids into referees.
New Jersey residents weigh in on how the hit series The Sopranos should end.
June 8, 2007 · Edwin Traisman, who died this week at 91, played a key role in two breakthroughs in the fast-food industry. Traisman created the process of freezing McDonald's french fries and he was part of a team at Kraft Foods that developed Cheez Whiz.
June 6, 2007 · A 19-year-old Sudanese refugee named Barnaba Madol is a star soccer player. He is hoping to win a college scholarship off the strength of his legs. But even after spending a year in an elite northeastern preparatory school to improve his grades, he continues to struggle.
June 5, 2007 · Ben Silverman was a hot ticket as a producer with shows like The Office, Ugly Betty, The Biggest Loser and The Tudors. Now, he's being tasked with saving the NBC network and finding a new network model.
June 5, 2007 · Bill France, the longtime chairman of NASCAR, lost his battle against cancer Monday. He was 74. He was the son of NASCAR founder William France. Under the leadership of Bill France Jr. the sport grew from a rural Southern diversion into a multibillion dollar enterprise.
June 5, 2007 · An extraordinary collection of historical letters has been found in a filing cabinet tucked away in a Swiss laundry room. Thomas Venning, director of Books and Manuscripts at Christie's of London, talks about the collection of almost 1,000 documents, including a love letter written by Napoleon.
June 5, 2007 · In his new biography of Sen. Hillary Clinton, writer Carl Bernstein claims to cut through what he calls the "self-generated myth" about the presidential candidate. Bernstein talks about the details of his new book, A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
June 4, 2007 · It has been 65 years since the pivotal Battle of Midway changed the course of World War II. Ensign George Gay flew in a formation of 15 torpedo bombers and watched as every other plane in his squadron were shot down as they approached the Japanese aircraft carriers.
June 4, 2007 · Last week, we reported that a 1,051-pound, 9-foot-4-inch wild boar was shot by an 11-year-old Alabama boy. At the time, it was thought to be a contender for a wild hog record. But Rhonda Blissitt and her husband came forward to say that the hog was actually a domesticated pig raised on their farm.
June 4, 2007 · Commentator Andrei Codrescu recently spent a weekend in Portsmouth, N.H. He remarks on the low crime statistics and the local customs and weather. Then, he performs poems to music at a jazz festival.
June 4, 2007 · Each morning, scores of American workers leave their homes early only to be greeted by congested rush-hour traffic. Marc and Julie Turner, a couple from Charlottesville, Va., explain how their commute borders on the extreme.
June 2, 2007 · New York taxi driver David Freedenberg — otherwise known as "Famous Fat Dave" — has turned his passion for food into a second career. From his yellow cab, Freedenberg takes hungry tourists on a five-borough eating tour.
June 4, 2007 · Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution explains why, for some, extreme commutes can be worth the agony.
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